Manual Transmission Floor Shifter problems of the 2006 Dodge Charger

My Dodge Charger will not shift out of park. Some (not all) Chargers have been recalled for this issue. Upon searching online, it is a known problem and Chrysler addressed some customers via Chrysler customer satisfaction notification k39. It states that "some 2005 through 2007 model year Dodge Charger, magnum, and Chrysler 300 equipped with a floor shifter" are affected. The transmission gear shift level interlock spring hook on your vehicle may break. A broken interlock return spring hook will result in the inability to move the gear shift lever out of the park position. " this is a safety defect because if this vehicle was to stall and the driver put it into park to restart, the vehicle would be unable to go back into drive. It is a plastic piece that needs to be replaced but Chrysler is charging $375 because the entire shift assembly needs to be taken apart to address. It is unfortunate that Chrysler has recognized this defect on some Chargers but will not cover the repair on my vehicle for the exact same issue. My car is the same year as some of the cars impacted by the recall.

I have a 2006 Dodge r/t daytona Charger. It has 48,000 miles on it and has given me very few problems . I tried to put into reverse to back it out of the garage and it would not come out of park. I tried various things as described in the owners manual and by the mechanics at the dealership, but it would not budge. The car had to be towed to the dealership for repairs. (shifter replacement). Everyone I have delt with seems to know of these problems as it seems to be a common occurrence in 2005 and newer Dodge vehicles with an automatic transmission and a floor shifter. I wonder why there hasn't been a recall. Could it be that they charge over $300 to perform a 45 minute job to replace a $60 part?.